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A federal official said an injury prevented her from working. Utah prosecutors say she was hiking mountains — and posting about it.

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A U.S. Department of Agriculture official in Ogden has been indicted on federal charges, accused of claiming thousands in disability pay while also taking hikes in the Rockies and the Dolomites.

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